Apache Gaming

Apache Gaming

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vampire dwarf in Dwarf Fortress, a city that ends up getting sacked in
Civilisation, an epic dinosaur in ARK, a space system in Stellaris, or a
cavalier that ends up going insane in Darkest Dungeon. This is an opt
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WHO IS
APACHE?

Hello World

It seems like an appropriate start. I am Apache. I live in the UK, and for
the last 20 or so years, I have been involved in computing and technology in
some way or another, both as a hobbyist, and as a professional. I came out of a
career in Systems Administration to go to university, and graduated in 2014
with a First with Honours in Computer Network Technology. I have been
programming since I was around 5 years old (starting on a BBC Micro, in BASIC), and now
work heavily with .NET Framework in C#.

“But, what about gaming?”, I hear you cry. Well, my pathway into gaming
started by writing my own games as a child. Then, as a teenager, I found DOOM2:
Hell on Earth, Settlers, and Command and Conquer. I started making new maps for
DOOM, with custom .WAD files, but once the Unreal Engine was started to be used
for FPS games, I fell out with the genre, preferring RTS, and Open World
Survival games. I love the mechanics behind the games, and try to support the modding community of the games I play.

While in university, I started watching YouTubers, firstly as a form of
procrastination, but later as an alternative to traditional TV series. I would
binge watch series after series, and I would often get the games, and try out
new ways of doing what was in the videos I had watched. Was there a more
efficient way to do that? How could you do this in that game? The epitome of
this came with Scrap Mechanic, when even walking into town; my mind would be
filled with bearings, and pipes. I downloaded the game, struggled through the
lag, and within a few hours, I had perfected the use of miniaturised logic
gates, and made an LCD panel to display a countdown timer. When I came to
record this as a series however, single block, programmable logic gates had
been added to the game in an update, rendering all my hard work redundant. Such
is life.

So, fast-forward to 2016. It had been a hell of a year. In 14 months, I lost
six people very close to me, including my father, three grandparents, and one
of my best friends from childhood whom I used to play multi-player, postal
Settlers II with, sending floppy disks to each other with the save file, so we
could take our turns. But the last straw was losing contact with my closest,
and most dearly loved friend in the world. I needed to keep busy, active, and
productive. I felt an urge to create, and try something new. I wanted to turn
my childhood nickname into a brand, that I could spill my mind into in a
positive way. If the last few years has taught me anything, it is that life is
too precious to waste. My content will be a part of my legacy, and I want you
all to enjoy it. I hope you do. I spent my inheritance on a top of the range gaming and development rig, and lived up to the phrase, "All the gear, and no idea". Over time, I've settled into a way of creating content that I enjoy.

I'm unashamedly, a geek. There are two sides to my geekery... gaming, and
development. Gaming wise, I love High Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and any kind of
Adventure and RPG game. I'm really not one for FPS games, as the one thing I
don't really like in gaming is PvP. I'm a hoarder, and an achievement tracker,
and I like to try to get the most out of each game I play. Development wise,
I'm a .NET backend developer, working mainly with Entity Framework and MEF, in
C#. If that went totally over your head, don't worry. My development videos
will focus mainly on practices and techniques, teaching you how to write code
properly.

WHY SUPPORT ME?

This is a
very difficult question to answer. I suppose, as a way of showing appreciation
for my work. I spend a lot of time making content for people, and being a
member of my patron community, you will be able to have a say in what content gets
created. I try to do things differently, and explain things in a way that sinks
in. For gaming videos, I like to build, explore, and roleplay. For development videos, I
like to teach. If there's something you want to see, or learn, showing support
via Patreon is the best way to do that.

OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT ME

The
easiest way to support me, is to subscribe to my YouTube channel, watch my
videos, "like" the videos, and join in with the comments. I cannot
stress enough how much support this gives. If you like my work, this is some of
the best support you can give.

You can also support me by purchasing something from my Amazon Wishlist. I have
tried to select a range of products that would directly help me to produce
better content, at a range of prices suitable for all.

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Milestone: My First Patron

Thank you for supporting the channel, and making all the effort I'm
doing worthwhile. My first Patron will receive special recognition, with a permanent Statue of Honour, within the Hall of Patrons.

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